Press Releases

19 Jun 2018 Older women with breast cancer must be offered treatments that will give them the best possible outcome, a leading surgeon has said today, as new data suggests women over 70 are less likely to undergo surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy than women aged 50 to 69.

14 Jun 2018 The number of patients waiting longer than the recommended 18 weeks to start planned NHS hospital treatment has officially exceeded 500,000 – the highest number in almost a decade.

11 Jun 2018 The Welsh Government has published its long-term plan for the future of health and social care in Wales, A Healthier Wales, today (Monday 11 June).

11 Jun 2018 The Royal College of Surgeons has responded to an independent policy review report on ‘Gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare’ published today. The review was led by the former RCS President, Professor Sir Norman Williams.

06 Jun 2018 The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, will officially open the Royal College of Surgeons’ new Outreach hub at the University of Manchester Innovation Centre today (6 June). The new hub will give the RCS a full-time, staffed presence in the North and Midlands.

31 May 2018 The Royal College of Surgeons has worked with a number of royal colleges, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, to present a united and detailed response to the 96 recommendations of Justice O’Hara’s report on Hyponatremia related deaths in Northern Ireland, which is published today.

31 May 2018 Northern Ireland Department of Health waiting time statistics published today show patients continue to wait too long for surgery. Data for the quarter from January to the end of April 2018 show 62.3% of patients were waiting longer than 13 weeks to be admitted for inpatient or day case treatment. For the same period, 20.4% of patients waited more than 52 weeks to be admitted for inpatient or day case treatment, a rise of just over 7% when compared to the figure in March 2017. In total, this number was 16,454.

24 May 2018 The Royal College of Surgeons has urged green-fingered and DIY enthusiasts not to cut their summer short by having a nasty accident this Bank Holiday Weekend, as latest figures show there were more than 25,700 hospital admissions in England for gardening and DIY-related accidents in the past three years alone.

24 May 2018 Overnight bed occupancy rates in NHS hospitals between January-March this year were the worst ever recorded, as they reached 92.6%, new figures show.

15 May 2018 Survey figures published today by Public Health England (PHE) show the state of oral health of 5-year-olds in the North West, Yorkshire and The Humber and the West Midlands has worsened since the last survey in 2014-2015, bucking a previous improving trend. Overall, in 2016-2017, 23.3% of 5-year-olds in England experienced tooth decay, improving from 24.7% in 2014-2015.